The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-02-26
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


J'HE case OF the Wisconsin Central
Railroad Company against John Com
stock and the Wisconsin River Land
Company has been decided in favor of
the plaintiff. The case involved the
title to 10000 acres OF land in Price
County, valued at S300,000.
DE-. l.. c. McKINNY, OF La Crosse,
died OF apoplexy on the 10Th aged 66
years.
THE oldest daughter OF Otto Bod
mer, Bangor, was killed by the cars on
the 18th. The accident was not dis
covered until next morning, When the
mangled remains were found near the
track. The young lady had been out
calling during the evening, and not re-
turning when expected, inquiry was
made a225ng the neighbors without
avail until the terrible discovery at
daylight.
The Menominee Herald says If ali
the logs cut this winter succeed in
floating down the raging Menominee,
they will I'LL the river fol- many miles
north OF the sorting gap. Over 4O0,-
coo, GOO feet will be banked before the
snow departs.
j. B. CANTERBURY, OF La Crosse, lie.
ceutly received SLIT IS additional
payment TOR service rendered eighteen
ytars ago as postmaster at North La
Crosse.
WHILE at work on a new building at
Milwaukee on the 18th Robert Luck,
plasterer, was overcome by the
fumes Of charcoal used to keep up the
temperature, and died thesame night.
Luck WAS q single man.
CONSIDERABLE interest was aroused
In Milwaukee on the 18th by the re-
port that an agent OF the German gov
ernment was making advances for the
purchase Of 200, LOCO bushels OF oats in
that city.
THE residence or A. Norman, at Me-
nomonie, was destroyed by fire. Loss
$4,000.
CONGRESSMAN GUENTRER has laid be-
fore the House two memorials from the
Wisconsin legislature asking for the
passage of the bill for experimental ag-
ricultural stations and the payments
OF the judgments rendered in favor OF
the Fox and Wisconsin River sufferers.
RESIDENTS Of La Crosse to the num-
Der OF 2, 500 have signed the memorial
which will be presented to the Legisla-
ture fer the passage OF bill providing
for the payment OF employees weekly.
ONE OF Hoxie & Mellor's two horse
teams at Deerbrook hauled a load O.
logs scaling 1912 feet two and half
miles to the landing. The same day
this team hauled four loads sgyregat-
ing 20, 600 feet.
EARLY On the morning OF the 18th,
Louis de Silve was shot by Gus Nc
Cabe in gambling house on East
Water Street, Milwaukee. Both are
professional gamblers. It is thought
the wounded man will recover.
THE earnings OF the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul for the second week
in February we're $343, 900, q decrease
of $29, 900 as compared with the cor
responding week in 1886.
A. E. GILMORE, Northwestern
conductor, was killed at the depot Of
the road st Milwaukee, on the night of
TIE 18th. No one saw the accident,
but 1t Is supposed he slipped from the
steps OF a car and fell under the wheels.
He was a single man, 32 years old,
and had boen il the employ OF the
company fifteen years.
THE Milwaukee Cement Company
has just taken contract TO furnish
Il, 900 barrels OF cement for an as
phalt concrete pavement at st. Paul,
Mimi; also to furnish large quanti-
ty OF cement for asphalt concrete pave
| ment at Omaha, Neb., and is expecting
TO furnish large quantities for Kansas
City, st. Joseph, Topeka and other
leading cities in the West.
A FARMER named Otto Brummond,
residing near La Crosse, while chasing
up his team of horses which had run
away on North Main Street. in that
city, fell and broke his collar-bone,
besides severely cutting his head and
face.
MRs. JOIN O'DoNNELL, living at
Shell Lake, disappeared a short time
ago IN company with a young man
who gave the name OF John Brown.
The couple were arrested and taken
back, but as the woman IN the case
had INDUCED in similar little trips be-
fore the case was rot pushed AGAINST
Brown.
The state encampment Of the Grand
Army finished its annual session at
Milwaukee on the 18th. Gen. Michael
Griffin, OF Eau Claire, was elected com.
mander, and B. T. Bryant, OF la
Crosse, senior vicecommander.
IHE WORK OF ftrack-Iaylng on the new
Penokee branch OF the Wisconsin Cen
trail has been begun, and will be finished
IN twenty Gays.
NICHOLAS BURGLIN has been arrested
at Menomonie, charged with robbine
Ole Martinson of $500 at Meridian.
AaREAT deal OF sickness is reported
from the lumber camps in the north
ern part OF Wisconsin and in Michigan.
Rheumatism is the prevailing disease.
II is officially reported that theear
ings of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul road for last year were 81 per
cent. on the common stock and that
there will be a surplus of 81 900, 900
after paying the dividend.
TIE suit OF Mrs Lucy Matthews, OF
Matthews Hotel, Shell Lake, against
that town, for $4,000 damages sus.
tained during the smallpox siege four
years ago, has been withdrawn by her
attorney, and new suit, asking for
81. 800 dam ages, has been instituted.
z. P. ALLIs & Co., OF Milwaukee, are
to furnish FIVE extra large stationary
engines for Carnegie Bros. & Co.'s new
mill at the Bessemer Steel Works in
Braddock, Pa. OF these engines two
are to be OF / 800 horsepower, two OF
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